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judge with what truth he spoke of himself. The Judge, in an angry tone, said, "Will you hold up your face and tell me that, sir? was you not tried before me ten days ago at Dundalk, and about four years ago at Carrickfergus? I know you well, and all your family."
He declared that he never was before a Court in his life till then, and sure enough he never was before him.
The Judge then addressed the Jury; he said, it did not signify whether they were clear of his being guilty of tho present crime, for he could assure them that he was an old offender, and, at all events, to return a verdict of felony at large. He sprung up and declared he was getting no justice, and said there was no proof of his being a felon; and added, "How can I be brought in as a felon, when not a single witness has made oath to it?"
The Judge, in a violent rage, said, that he would make oath if necessary; and the Jury in a moment returned a verdict of "Guilty of felony at large." He was then sentenced to banishment for seven years; the Judge at the same time telling him that if he would produce his father, and show to him that he had mistaken him, he would change the sentence to twelve months' imprisonment. He told him he would rather go abroad than let his friends know any thing of the matter; that he was sending him among pickpockets, where he would likely learn the art himself, and the first man's pocket he would pick on his return would be his.
Ho was removed to tho jail, and that same afternoon, Mr. Blackart, the clergyman and magistrate of Drummore, who had formerly examined him, came into the press-yard, where he was walking among a number of other prisoners. He distinguished
